Ken Fujiuchi
Father, Librarian, Geek
By Ken Fujiuchi
The "semantic web" was first described in 2001 as the next evolutionary step for the World Wide Web. The basic idea of the semantic web is to organize the web data so that search algorithms can not only match keyword strings, but also to find relationships to the data to further understand the intent of the user's search. It is a very simple idea, but we are just starting to see the applications through smart assistants, mobile applications, and Google's Knowledge Graph. This presentation will take a look at the current trends and applications of the semantic web, and to see how this applies to the library and librarian profession.